India vs Southern Asia: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices over time
- India
- Southern Asia
How they compare
Southern Asia currently reports 33,972 million USD against 25,461 million USD in India, a difference of 8,511 million USD.
That makes Southern Asia's figure about 1.3 times India's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Southern Asia has been ahead every year.
India ranks 14th and Southern Asia ranks 17th of 188 countries.
Southern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Southern Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,519 million USD | 4,003 million USD | 1,484 million USD | Southern Asia |
| 2000s | 10,359 million USD | 18,000 million USD | 7,641 million USD | Southern Asia |
| 2010s | 28,475 million USD | 36,968 million USD | 8,494 million USD | Southern Asia |
| 2020s | 44,568 million USD | 52,697 million USD | 8,129 million USD | Southern Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, India or Southern Asia?
- Southern Asia, at 33,972 million USD against 25,461 million USD in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices between India and Southern Asia?
- 8,511 million USD, with Southern Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Southern Asia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do India and Southern Asia rank globally for total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices?
- India ranks 14th and Southern Asia ranks 17th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
FDI is an investment which aims to acquire a lasting management influence (10 percent or more of the voting stock) in an enterprise operating in a foreign economy. FDI may be undertaken by individuals, as well as business entities. The foreign direct investor most often is aiming to gain access to natural resources, to markets, to labour supply, to technology, to ensure security of supplies or to control the quality of a certain product. FDI can be decomposed into two types of investments: mergers and acquisitions (MA) and greenfield investments. The latter type results in the creation of new entities and the setting up of offices, buildings, plants or factories from scratch in a foreign economy. FDI is the sum of equity capital, reinvested earnings and other FDI capital. Equity capital comprises equity in branches, all shares in subsidiaries and associates (except non-participating, preferred shares that are treated as debt securities and are included under other FDI capital) and other contributions such as the provision of machinery. Reinvested earnings consist of the direct investor's share (in proportion to equity participation) of earnings not distributed by the direct investment enterprise. Other FDI capital (loans) includes the borrowing and lending of funds, including debt securities and trade credits between direct investors and direct investment enterprises. FDI inflows and outflows are important for tracking the direct investment conditions each year. Outward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions from the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises resident abroad. Whereas, Inward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions received by the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises of a specific industry resident in the reporting economy.